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Common Core Standards for Reading

Do you know what the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are and how they will affect your children? Read our handy guide.

Partner With Your Child's Teacher Learn how you can team up with teachers to assure that kids become accomplished readers and writers.
Reading at School vs. Reading at Home Learn the benefits of both and set reading goals for your child.
Parent Guide to Reading for Ages 6-7 Use this guide to find reading activities, book lists and tips for online literacy for kids aged 6-7.

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Common Core Standards for Reading & Writing: What Parents Need to Know
by Rachel Stack
What are the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and how will they affect your children?
The 2nd Grade Reading Stumble
Help your 2nd grade reader overcome difficulties with the increasing challenge of 2nd grade reading.
Breaking the Code: Primary Grade Reading Skills
Encourage these signs of progress in your emerging reader.
Choose Books at the Right Reading Levels
Books at the right reading levels make for more fun and less frustration.

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Dav Pilkey's Fave Reads
The creator of Captain Underpants shares his favorite books.
How Storia eBooks Can Help Support Common Core Standards
by Blaike Hannay
Discover how eBooks can help children achieve success under these new academic standards.
Why Audiobooks are Great for Kids
Your kid might be reading books and e-books, but what about audiobooks? Here are 5 ways audiobooks can boost kids' reading skills.
Introducing Scholastic's Branches
Learn about Scholastic's new line of illustrated early chapter books for ages 5-8.

Book Selection TipsSee all

Road Trip Activity Books
by Rachael Taaffe
Toss one of these books in the car before you head out on your trip and you’ll keep the kids entertained (instead of squabbling).
"Guess What's Next" Books
by Michelle Anthony, PhD
Can your 6- to 7-year-old child guess what’s going to happen next in these stories?
Choose Books for Your Child (Grades 1-2)
Feed your new reader's enthusiasm with a fun home library.
Choosing Books for Your School-Age Reader
Select the best reads for early elementary schoolers.

Reading TogetherSee all

Read and Play: "Inside Outside"
by Rachael Taaffe
One sign of a great kid’s book? It inspires ideas, games, and activities that make the story come to life.
Share a Good Book
Increase your child’s “book smarts” by reading aloud.
Make the Connection
Read with your child — it’s the perfect way to bond.
Book Time Is Together Time
Give your beginning reader a boost with lots of shared reading.

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New-Reader Roadblocks
Learn to tell the difference between ordinary beginner bumps and a more serious learning disorder.
Overcoming Dyslexia
Dr. Sally Shaywitz offers new facts — and new hope — about how every young child can become a better reader.

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Summer Challenge 101 for Parents
New to the Scholastic Summer Challenge? Don’t worry, we’re giving you a crash course: The Scholastic Summer Challenge for parents 101.
Summer Reading Tips From Librarians
Find out how to encourage summer reading.
Integrating Reading Into Everyday Life for Reluctant Readers
Try these tips to build language skills in ways that hardly seem like reading.
Bad Books Make Good Reading
Does your child want to read silly romances or stacks of comic books? Let her do it!

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